Consider This Before You Next Take a Photo of a Homeless Person

One of the oldest and most common discussions is whether or not we should take photos of homeless people. The topic came up at a previous year's Street London event. Some say yes, it's all fair game. Whilst others suggest it's taking advantage of a person at their lowest point. Personally speaking, I no longer take images of homeless people. I see no purpose to it. When we start to make our work 'socially aware' we need to be sure we are really making a difference with it. The truth is that your...